Japan to boost this year's bond issuance to nearly $2 trillion, sources say

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will ramp up total government bond issuance for the current fiscal year to 210 trillion yen ($1.95 trillion), the largest since comparable data became available in 2014, to fund spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday.In compiling a second extra budget on Wednesday, the government will top up by nearly 60 trillion yen (453.20 billion pounds) its original plan to issue 152.8 trillion yen worth of Japanese government bonds..